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New movies this week: 'Joker,' 'Monos' and the Michigan-made horror film 'My Soul to Keep'

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Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 a.m. ET Oct. 3, 2019

JOKER: Backstory of the celebrated Batman villain. Joaquin Phoenix plays him as Arthur Fleck, a rent-a-clown by day and stand-up comedy wannabe by night, whose anger violently transforms him into a killer wearing face paint. Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language and sexual images. Thursday screenings.

Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker."(Photo: Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.)

MONOS: Teenage commandos under the control of a shadowy force known only as the Organization undergo military training by day and indulge in youthful hedonism by night while keeping watch on a U.S. hostage. After an ambush drives the teens into the jungle, both the mission and the intricate bonds that unite them begin to disintegrate. Rated R for violence, language, sexual content and drug use. In English and Spanish with English subtitles.

MY SOUL TO KEEP: A 9-year-old boy believes something menacing lives in his basement. When his older sister leaves him home alone one night, hes left to discover whether his fear is all in his head. What he confronts may end up being more terrifying than his worst nightmare. Made in Michigan with a local cast crew, My Soul to Keep bills itself as being a kid-friendly horror film thats suitable for families. Not rated. Available via VOD and in select theaters Friday.

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